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Elon Musk and Donald Trump star in 'Dumb and Dumber' | June 6 editorial cartoons

Friday's political cartoons include Elon Musk's departure from the White House, Senator Joni Ernst as the Grim Reaper, and Donald Trump's chaotic birthday parade

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By The Week US

published 6 June 2025

This cartoon depicts Elon Musk carrying a cardboard box, presumably on his way out of the White House. The box contains a chainsaw, a hard drive labeled “DATA”, and a pill jar. Musk says, “I’m leaving government to spend more time with my family. I look forward to meeting them.”

This editorial cartoon is set on the side of a large hill with an arrow pointing up toward 2028. A donkey is struggling to push a male biological symbol up the hill. The donkey says, “Maybe (HUFF!) I need to (PUFF!) start hitting the gym.”

This political cartoon is dominated by the image of an imposing American battleship. On the rear of the ship, the name “Harvey Milk” has been crossed out and replaced with “Bone Spurs.” Pete Hegseth is at right, saluting, while he says “Re-establishing warrior culture.”

This editorial cartoon is drawn in a wildy comic style. A tentative-looking donkey has just entered a room labeled “Word Salad 101” and asks, “Scuse me…is this where I learn how to talk to white men?” There’s a professor-looking man and a wild-haired women in the room. The wild haired woman speaking to men with red hats on labeled “47” and “TACO” The woman is reading from script to the men with MAGA hats. She says, “Sharks in Gulf of America eating electric boats while Bidens clone opens our border to illegal taco trucks invading to murder Arnold Palmer’s ding-dong for white genocide Springsteen serenades in shi-hole countries sending Hamas-lovers to Harvard golf guns boobs monster trucks…”

This political cartoon depicts a male television meteorologist in front of a map of the United States with a massive hurricane bearing down on Florida and the Bahamas. He says, “Due to Trump’s weather service cuts, all future forecasts will be based on my joint pain.”

This cartoon is set outside where Senator Joni Ernst stands behind a gravestone speaking into a microphone. There are normal political signs for other candidates nearby. Carved into the gravestone are the words “Re-elect Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator 2026, Iowa. ’We are all going to die.’ Ernst says “Dig my lawn sign…”

This political cartoon is titled "THE BIG PARADE" and depicts a chaotic parade of ills. Donald Trump watches the procession from on high. He is drawn as a king with a jester’s hat and a golf club for a scepter. He thinks to himself, “Why is nobody saluting?” ICE agents lead the parade, guns drawn and pointing at masked prisoners. A large drum labeled "Medicare" is being carried by two sickly elderly men with IVs attached. Lady Liberty holds an upside-down American flag, and a blindfolded figure of Justice holds unbalanced scales and waves a white flag. A burning globe trails the figures. In the background, a fallen banner reads "U.S. AID" with crawling figures and a tank. Uncle Sam lies on the ground in pain, his legs having been amputated by a chainsaw. Canadian and Ukrainian flags lie discarded on the ground.

This cartoon is set in a room where a banner reading “Iowa Town Hall” hangs in the back. The Grim Reaper is here and wears a name tag that reads “Sen. Joni Ernst” and carries a sickle labeled “For Medicaid.” The Grim Reaper speaks into a microphone and says, “We’re ALL going to die!” Two men in MAGA hats are smiling at right, and one says, “See? That’s what the Democrats lack: clear messaging!”

This cartoon is called “Dumb…and Dumber” and is a takeoff of the movie of the same name. Elon Musk is at left, under the word “Dumb” and is drawn to resemble the Llloyd Christmas character from the movie. A rotund Donald Trump is at right, drawn to resemble the Harry Dunne character, and is under the “and Dumber” part of the title. The middle of the image is filled with word balloons as the characters speak childishly back and forth with each other. Beginning with Elon and then with responses from Trump, they say, “You’re it!” “You’re it!” “You’re it, quitsies!” “Anti-quitsies, your it, quitsies, no anti-quitsies, no startsies” “You can’t do that” “Can too” “Cannot, stamp it!” “Can too, double stamp it, no erasies” “Cannot triple-stampy, no erasies, touch blue make it true!” “No, you can’t do that. You can’t triple stand a double-stamp! You can’t can’t triple–stamp a double stamp Elon!” “La, la, la, la, la, la.”

This cartoon depicts Elon Musk outside next to a smouldering, smoky pile of debris labeled “TESLA” A man carrying a protest sign that reads “KILL THE BILL” says to Elon, “All is forgiven, Elon!” Musk looks at the smouldering pile with a pained expression and says, “Thanks.”

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